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Summary: We look at financial crises that have plagued the modern world from Holland’s tulip bubble of 1626 to the present real estate and stock market collapse. What causes them? Why are some crises so long? How can they be prevented?

Notes: This program is an edition of the monthly series History Counts produced by MDR Productions, Inc. It originates at Pacifica affiliates WPKN 89.5 FM (Bridgeport, CT) and WPKM 88.7 FM (Montauk, NY) whose signals reach most of Connecticut and parts of New York and Rhode Island. For further information, please visit www.historycounts.org.